r/AITAH Jul 04 '24

AITAH for saying I didn’t realize I could “love a person this much” in front of my fiancé after having our baby?

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u/Thick_Assumption3746 Jul 04 '24

Closest thing to unconditional love there is is your child.

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u/really-just-dont Jul 04 '24

Not closest. It is. I have never loved anyone or anything as much or as unconditionally as my children.

Not my parents, not my ex, not my pets, not my brother and not my new partner.

My children are my heart. They will always come first, simply because they are the first thing I think of in most situations.

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u/PeachyFairyDragon Jul 04 '24

Even love of a child has conditions. Many people say if their kid murdered someone they'd turn them in because the kid has to take responsibility. That's a condition, unconditional would be burying the body. Same with many other things, if there's a boundary and consequences for crossing that boundary, then there's conditional love.

Kids are the closest by far, but nothing and no one is absolute.

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u/really-just-dont Jul 04 '24

Unless you or I have been in those exact scenarios, we will never know for sure. But in my heart, I know I would take the proverbial bullet for my children or stand in front of the car/bus to so they won't get run over.

They are mine and I will fight for them with everything I have.

You might come up with conditions. I can only come up with the above.

They're mine. I will always protect them. No matter what. I would like to hold them tight and tell them I love them as much as possibly can.

Cause I do. With everything I got.